Glass cutting appliance



Oct- 20, 1936 i P.- F. MARSELLA ET AL GLASS CUTTING APPLIANCE Filed June 4, 1935 ,2 Sheets-Sheet 1 p g Q Q m KIWI-IN? 7 R F-Marslla Maz aalla.

Oct. 20, 1936. P. F. MARSELLA in AL GLASS CUTTING APPLIANCE Filed June 4, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 K 21m W a v & WM 3% gum NWM by F. Marsalla ter adjusting means; 65;

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from imovernentj :whilethe glassiswbei-ng cut. -A further objeotTi'n this connection is to pro-v videmeans wherebyiboth ends of: the: glass cuttingrule or straightiedge'mayrbe'clainpedby thef operation of oneclamping-head at one EHdiOfithGwi'lllBo J-Asti-ll further object i's-rto providemeans=for neutralizing; 1 compensating for): or. preventing the upward bow ordinarily given to the middle portion of a straightte'dge or rule whenit'is clamped at its ends "againsttheglass t'o-be'cut-,'by thedepres sion of the cutter against the'glass which ordinar ily wouldwexert 'a-n'f'upward'" ressu're'upon the middlaportionoi the rules Stillra'nother? object ofxthe invention is toipro' -s Vide' means whereby the slide which cairies the glass cuttef'rv may the .shiftedi -along- 'ithe frule 101; straight edge'byameans toperative froni .oneend'ofthe 'ruleo-i orvstraight' fedge $0 as to=-climinate the? neeessit-y'ron :"large tables andzwhre large'sheets of glass arestofbe-cut; of the operator havingto" lean-over'theitableor climb uponthe table.':"*' i mother object's-iwill 'appear' in 1 the" course' of theg followingzdescriptions' Our invention isi ustrated n the 'accom'pan ing drawings whereim Z :Figur'e isi'a 'ztopsplair view ofwa glas cu ting table *having 'one' "form our attachmen applied s -azsect n -;:Figure 7 ..is aitransversezseotion thro'ugha glassj milication alien-k193i Serial?! 24;964"

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A 1"GLASS;CUTTINGAPPILIANOE- r i v,., 5': iii J cutting table an'dthrough a' g'lass' cutting ruleior straight-"edge having clamping means for engag-L ing the table; 1 w- :1'."

:Figure 8 is a fragmentary-section onijtheline 8+'li -o'f1Figure-l1., s :Referring to Figures 11 and? lfl de'sign'ates a: table,which asiillustrate'd, is madeaup' =of,.-"a plu rality of longitudinally extending strips.;; The'yace tual construction of. the: tableahasano;relation; to our invention. The table is shown as 7 having grooves I .at itsside edgespande strips l2 atiits side margins; thesezstrips being ;shown as having. graduationszzonutheir upper :faces; and the tableis illustrated: as provided with legs I3; E As .shown inE'igure; 1; the lateral 5560110115: Ill of the table; which ,sections support v the graduated; strips 12;) are: extended beyondr the; body' of'the table so as" to leaveijan open I space} 4; the extremities of the sectionsflfl fi being connected-by a transverse cross bar I55; This fGIIIlSr'fi handle. whereby thef'table as a wh'ole .mayj i-be I lifted and carriedclaboutf 'I,'hese-sections w areiheldsto the sections I 0 hy screws W 1 (seegFigurel 8.), :Theruied 1013; grad u'ated strips 12; as shown clearly-in Figure 2, pro--- ject up above the surface :ofthe table-spas to engage the side edges of aisheet; of h lass desigr,

natedA. -=-i* Disposedjto; eirterid acrosstheigtalole; I ll and.

edges: of the table .and-vhavep-portions WhiCh en-f gageheneath certainotherportions of the table. 4

Each head risfplfflvided with: an inlaid -metallic I plate 20 :having a graduation mark adapted to;

be broughtin-alinement with any desiredrgradua- 7 91. fi zw ll e lfi l -i efe r w tar su e 7- h showsa ep 5' "mechanis t will be seen that rheads rand-4 1 h ve nu nd ""1 nd x n ipa u wa thrw h'thsie nu and 'through'apertures in'fthe T-heads aresc1fews h 2 4 am :5. The shrew-25 extends upward into f acap iG and -thejupp'er end of the-screw has a;

detachable- :head 21 having 'sc'ievv threade'd en-" 5 which engages with a groove 4| gagement with the body of the screw 25 which rests upon the top of the cap 26 and thus supports the screw for rotary movement, the cap 26 being attached to the material of the rule by screws 28. Pinned upon the upper end of the screw 25 is a beveled gear wheel 29 which meshes with the beveled gear wheel 30 mounted upon one end of the shaft 22. The opposite end of this shaft carries a beveled gear wheel 31 which meshes with a beveled gear wheel 32 carried upon the other screw shaft 24. This shaft 24 extends up through the cap 33 and at its upper end carries a knurled hand wheel 34. The shaft 22 is mounted in bearings 35 disposed within the hol- 9 low interior of the rule. The rule also carries downwardly extending guide pins 36 which travel rule away from the heads I! and l8. It will be obvious that as the screw 24 is rotated, the screw 25 will be rotated to the same extent and in the same direction. Now if the rule be brought down upon the sheet of glass A by turning the knurled head 34 andthen a little further turn be given to this knurled head, 'it will be obvious that the rule will be clamped in place atits opposite ends so that it cannot move while the glassis being cut and by alining the graduation marks on the plate 20 with the proper graduation marks on the scales I 2, the rule will be held in a position at right angles to the length of the table. The heads 11 and 18 are held from'any'oscillatory movement upon the screws 24 and 25 by the- Slidingly mounted upon the'rul is aslide 3B, as shown in Figure l, and also shown in Figure '7.

This slide'has side walls 39 which embrace the side edges of the rule, the lower ends of these side walls having an inwardly turned flange 40 formed in the lower corners of the rule.

We do not wish to be limited to this construe tion as obviously the side walls of the slide 38 might be provided with inwardly projecting portions which will engage longitudinally extending grooves or like elements in the side edges of the rule without these grooves being formed at the lower corners of the rule. In the simplest form of our glass cutting mechanism, the slide 38 is capable of being moved by hand along the rule along the rule, this means being operable from one end of the rule and preferably from that-end of the rule which carries the knurled head 34.

To this end, there is disposed within the recess 2| the longitudinally extending screw 42, as

shown in'Figures 2 and 4, this screw having a relatively wide spiral thread 43 formed'therein.

The slide 38, as shown in Figure 'L c'arries a screw pin 44 whose blunt and rounded point err-if gages within the thread 43. Thus as the screw.

is rotated in one direction or the other, the slide 38. will be shifted in one direction or the other.

i The screw is mounted in suitable bearings at its 7 5 in Figure 2, having a hub '41-1constituting 2..

bearing for a short shaft 48 which carries upon it a pinion 49 engaging with the teeth 45. The outer end of this shaft 48 carries upon it a crank handle 50 whereby the shaft may be rotated. It will thus be seen that as the shaft is rotated, the slide 38 which carries the cutter will travel back and forth along the rule. This is particularly designed for use on large tables and for cutting large sheets of glass to do away with the necessity of the operator stretching over the table or getting upon the table in order to properly manipulate the cutter carrying slide along the rule.

While the cutter carrying slide may carry a cutter of any suitable character and which is manually depressible' against the surface of the glass, we preferably provide the slide 38 with the iupwardly extending hollow casing 5|, as shown in Figure 6, which is closed at its upper end. Extending upward into this casing is the stem 52 of a cutter head 53. This stem at its upper end is reduced and screw threaded, as at 54, and the shoulder 55 bears against a plate or washer 56 disposed loosely within the casing 5|. Disposed between the upper closed end of the casing and this washer 56 is a coiled compression spring 51. Resting upon the top of the casing is a cap nut 58 engaging the screw threads of the stem and it will be obvious now that as the cap nut is turned in one direction, the stem will be lifted against the action of the spring 51 and that when turned-in the opposite direction, it will permit the spring to force the stem downward. The stem preferably carries upon its lower end the head 53 detachably engaged with the lower end of the stem by the'screw 53, this head 53 carrying a plurality of glass cutters 60. This particular form of head containing a plurality of rotatable cutters 60 is fullyillustrated and described in our pending application for patent. By releasing the screw 53, the back plate which carries the cutters 60 can be rotated to bring any one of the cutters into position projecting below the lower end of the head. Then the screw is tightened to hold the cutter in this position. This particular construction forms no part of our present invention, and it is to be understood that a single cutter might be mounted upon the lower end of the head and that this cutter might be either a diamond or a steel wheel or any other form of glass cutter. With the construction illustrated in Figure 6, however, by rotating the cap nut 58, the cutter 60 may be lifted from the glass or be permitted to be depressed on the glass by the spring 51. When the rule has been adjusted to its proper position with the slide retracted to its proper position, then the cap 58 is rotated to permit the spring 51 to force the cutter down against the glass and when the cutter is in proper position and urged down with the proper force, the crank 50 is then rotated to cause the slide 38 to shift across the :face of the rule carrying the cutter, as shown in Figure 2, across the surface of the glass. For the purpose of preventing the middle portion of the rule or straight edge from bowing upward when the rule is clamped downward against a sheet of glass, we provide a lever 6| (see Figures 1 and 2), this lever being pivotally mounted between its ends on a pin 62 projecting laterally from a hub 63. Inward of this hub 63, the lever BI is angularly bent, then extended inward, as shown clearly in Figure l, and the inner end of this lever carries upon it the rounded head 64 which bears immediately upon the surface of the glass. This head may be made of hard or 75:

and being longitudinally 'slmtt'ted. at its upper 'end,

as at 6B. "The outer end of the 'let eris? pivotal]? connected to" this*lin k j'by a)belt 9 j' passine' threughthe-slot 68'. "Theldwer erid' bf this link' 61 is connected to an arm 10 mountedubdn a sho'rt transvrse "shaft Hi This-shaft I 1 ported byafo'rk 12*" the hub 41'. "Mounted upon this shaft is a -down wardly" andQinW'ard IW diiecte'd -do' ""135 Coac'ting with this *dogfis ahead 1E having-upwardly ex: tending ratchet" teeth"15on' its" o'uterfacewith' which the dog i's adafitedtdcact -This h ad 'M'h'a's transversely extending armpit, as shown in Figure 5. 'I'hese "arrns*attheir '-ends tarry screws 11, "These {screws *eritr f' mde" reds; 1a" which operate through *boresf'l9 fonned in the Tahead l1, "andinourite'd upon the extremities of thesearms sa plate so which normally' fit's with-' in 'a recess 'forhied in'the' tongue 'H-J of the head la, "Aisprin g 81 having its-inner endjdisposed in a recess 82'formedinthefouter-faceof the head l'l be'ars' against the head formed of the parts 14' and' 'lfi' and urges "thisfhead' outwardi 'asshown in Figure WheI1' the knurled h'ead 34 is iO- tated to force the rule down against'the fac'e 'of the glass tobe cut, thesurface of the glass as the rule moves fdow'nward twill come in "contact Withthes'he'athed end fi l of the lever 6| the rule'is still iurtheifshifted downward, thei ful crum of I the lever 6 I des'c'endsfcausing tl'iebutelj end of the leverto be depressed; "forciii'gfthe' *dog force' *th' ruledown' against the glass, the dog will be "forced inward against the ratchet teeth of head '14; because thepawi' can'notmove down; Ward on account 'of its' engagement 'iii-Pthflthe ratchet teeth,- ='a*nd the headl l will be forced 'ihward against the acticin of the 'spri'ng 8 I: Asthe rule I6 is: raised by the -rotation 'of' thehead 34;

' ficiently for the sheathed extremity 64 to' leave the glass, then-the spring '65-wi11"11ft the re'ar end of the lever El -and shift the dogoutof en gagenient with the ratchet-"teeth 15; =A' stopwindows, and where the cutter isinoved'acro' ss the i face of the glassby mean's'bf the mamma -es: heretofore-described] "At the ends ofthe strai'ght edge, the straightedeeis heldfdownwardby the screws 24 and25,%so that it cannot lift arid when" thje slide 38 is disposed closely adjacent' tdthe kriob'td, the cutter "exerts a pressure onth glass g; "therefore;

and atvay trorh=ithe 'knob authe actioh of the spring- 51 will be iiot only downward tc force the cutter towards theglass but upward with a tendencyto bow the rule'so .tl'iatthe spring-will exert less pressure on: the cutter in the middle 'ofthe rule th'an at "the ends.- To prevent this upward bowing of' the 'rul' and secure an even' pressure on the cutter ata11 times, we findit absolutely necs's'aryiito provide the lever 6 I with its contact ni'er'nbei -fil haring against the glass and the allie'd parts =heretofore =describedL :Actuzu practice: has shown that without this lever 6 I and allied parts, the -cut't'er does not work satisfactorily on that form'of the-mechanism shownin-Figure-2. "Assiiining that the glassto be cut extendsthree-quarters of' the width of: the -tabl'efrom rule =l2. on'sthat side' hithe -table adjacent the knob 34 and-that thesaid glass is" one quart'er 0f an inch" thick and that: the lever," 6 l is Te'rn'biid item the machine; thenlini order to operate-the mechanism; the knob 34 is turned and 'as th'e knob is turned andi'as" the knob 34iis tightened so": as to clamp. thearule. firmly do-wn 'up'on' the glass; it twillv befl-seen iithat at the other Jside= ofathej tablei and beyon'd' the glass; the straight edge 01' rul'exwill bend'dowm. wardLinIfYthen now the parts are loosened and the same "piece -of' glass is shifted to. the'vother side of the table and"theknob..34 again turned, then the rulewill bend down imorferon the nd close to'thexknob 34Ethan atthe other end:=: Under these 2'circumstanees,= -and' without" the-lever; 6i; the-cutter will n'ot -cut the glass evenly, because the spring: ofthe cutter will press the middle;por

' ruie downward against the glassgascsoon as the.

extremity 'fid' touches ithe surface of thedglass, the deg I3'Wi11 bear againstsand attempt toaforce:

, in the-crossbar. 15' against the action; of; the

t is to be'understood that in the". structure shown in-Fig'urei'l; noiever'filxis necessary be-' eause inthis structure itfi'is presumed; that "the: cutter is; for glassof "small width and that the operator ban reachel'over the table or ,:bed: and force the cutter downward by hand, and that V i'nas' much as he forces the cutteifi down by hand,

ing hbld V There- 'figiif'es howeve shotv s nile Which'is y-fireviiieciwith-theeiamtin means shown: in Figure I, put with ew -threaqed shaft wh'erety the slide aa mey be 's'hitted across the face of the glass by manipulating thejcrank handle 50, this particular rule being also provided with the clamping means. It is to be understood that the rule shown in Figure 7 or the rule shown in Figure 2 may be both used on the same or in connection with the same table or glass supporting bed or that either one of these rules may be used in connection with the table.

While where a complete glass cutting outfit is provided, the table will be formed initially with the grooved lateral sections I yet it is within our invention to provide these lateral sections ill as an attachment'to be applied to an ordinary table II) and held thereto by the screws lll as shown in Figure 8. It is also within the purview of ourinvention to provide a glass cutting appliance carried upon the slide 38 in which the spindle is depressible by hand, as shown in our prior application, Ser. No. 753,984, hereinbefore referred to, and that'it is only where a relatively large table is used for cutting relatively large sheets of glass that the slide traversing shaft 42 is used.

While we have illustrated certain details of construction and arrangement of parts, yet we do not wish to be limited thereto as obviously many changes might be made in these details without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A glass cutting mechanism including a rule adapted to be disposed across a glass cutting table and above the surface of the glass to be cut, table clamping means disposed at opposite ends of the rule for forcing the rule toward the table and against the glass to be cut, and means operated from one end of the rule for operating both'of said table clamping means simultaneously.

2. A glass cutting mechanism including a table having graduations on each margin, a rule movable at its opposite ends over said graduations, T-heads located beneath the opposite ends of the rule and having portions adapted to engage beneath portions of the table, screws extending through the opposite ends of the rule and into said heads whereby the heads may be drawn toward the rule to clamp the opposite ends of the rule in adjusted position on the table, and single means disposed at one end of the rule for simultaneously operating both of said screws in the same direction.

3. A glass cutting mechanism including a rule, T-heads at opposite ends of the rule, the inner faces of the T-heads being grooved, the upper faces of the heads having index marks, screws extending through the ends of the rule and into said headswhereby the heads may be drawn to-' ward the rule or shifted away from the rule, and single means disposed at one endof the rule for simultaneously elevating or depressing both of said heads relative to the rule.

4. A glass cutting mechanism including a rule, T-heads located beneath the opposite ends of the rule,'the T-heads having portions adapted to engage beneath portions of a table, screws swivelled in the ends of the rule and having screw threaded engagementwith the heads whereby the heads may be drawn toward the rule to' clamp the'rule at its opposite ends upon a table, each of said screws having a beveled gear wheel, and a shaft mounted within the rule and extending longitudinally thereof, the shaft having beveled gear wheels engaging the beveled gear wheels on the screws, one of said screws having a head whereby the screw may be rotated. r 5. A glass cutting machine including a rul adapted to be disposed across a glass cutting table, and upon a sheet of glass carried thereby, means for forcingthe rule toward the table and against the glass to be cut, a cutter carrying slide on the rule, and means operable from one end of the rule for shifting the slide along the rule, including a screw extending longitudinally through the rule and having screw threaded engagement with the slide.

6. A glass cutting rule having a longitudinally extending recess, a screw'threaded member disposed in said recess and extending longitudinally of the rule, means at one end for rotating said screw threaded member, a slide embracing the rule and having engagement with the threads of the shaft, and a depressible glass cutter carried by the slide.

'7. A glass cutting rule having a longitudinally extending recess, a screw threaded member disposed in said recess and extending longitudinally of the rule, means at one end for rotating said screw threaded member, a slide embracing the rule and having engagement with the threads of the shaft, a glass cutter having a stem, a tubular casing into which the stem extends, a spring within the casing urging the stem downward, and a nut engaging the stem whereby the stem may be lifted against the action of said spring.

8. In a glass cutting mechanism, a rule, a slide embracing the rule and slidable therealong, the slide having an upwardly extending tubular casing closed at its upper end, a glass cutting head having a stem extending upward through the casing, a spring within the casing urging the stem downward, and a nut engaging against the top of the casing and with the stem whereby the stem may beraised,

9. In a glass cutting mechanism, a rule, a table over which the rule operates, means operatively engaging the table and the ends of the rule whereby therule may be forced down toward the glass on the table and clamped in position, and means for preventing the rule from bowing upward at its middle, including a lever adapted to bear against the glass beneath the rule, the lever being carried by the rule, and means bearing against the edge of the table for resiliently urging the glass engaging end of the lever against the glass as the clamping means is operated.

10. In a glass cutting mechanism, a table having graduated scales onits side margins and having grooves in its side edges, T-heads having ribs slidingly engaging said grooves, a rule extending across the table, screws swivelled in the ends of the rule and having threaded engagement with the heads, a lever pivotally supported upon the side edge of the rule adjacent one end and having its inner extremity turned downward to engage against the glass on the table, and means yieldingly bearing against the adjacent edge of the table acting as the screw at this end is turned upward to yieldingly resist the downward movement of the outer end of the lever.

11. In a glass cutting mechanism, a table having graduated scales on its side margins and having grooves in its side edges, T-heads having ribs slidingly engaging said grooves, a rule extending across the table, screws swivelled in the ends of the rule and having threaded engagement with the heads, a lever pivotally supported upon the side edge' of the rule adjacent one end and having its inner extremity turned downward to engage against the glass on the table, a shaft supported below this end of the rule and extending transverselythereof, the shaft having an arm, a

link between the arm and the outer end of the lever, a dog carried upon the shaft, a ratchetfaced plate mounted in the outer face of the adjacent head for sliding movement parallel to the rule and with the ratchet teeth of which the dog engages and against which the dog presses as the outer end of the lever tends to move downward upon a downward movement of the rule, and spring means bearing against the edge of the table resisting the inward movement of the ratchet toothed plate towards the head.

12. A glass cutting mechanism including a table having grooves on its side edges, T-heads having ribs slidingly engaging said grooves, a rule extending across the table, screws swivelled in the ends of the rule and having threaded engagement ,with the heads whereby the rule may be forced down against the glass to be cut, a slide slidingly mounted upon the rule, a spring depressed cutter carried upon said slide, means for adjusting the pressure of the spring, means carried by one of said heads and engaging the slide to shift it across the rule upon the manual operationvof said means, and means yieldingly resisting upward bowing of the rule as the slide moves away from the extremities of the rule.

13. A glass cutting mechanism including laterally disposed table sections having screws whereby they may be attached to the side edges of a table, said table sections having longitudinally extending grooves upon their outer faces, upposed heads having tongues engaging in said grooves, a rule having its ends extending over the heads, screws swivelled in the rule and having threaded engagement with the heads, means for operating both of said screws simultaneously to thereby raise or lower the rule with reference to the heads, and a cutter carrying slide mounted upon the rule.

PHILIP F. MARSELLA. FERDINANDO MARSELLA. 

